Nonfiction
June 7 to July 2, 2021
Open to All
Tiered Tuition
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About the Offering
ASYNCHRONOUS
In this four-week course, writers will learn the value of reading inclusively. We’ll then put what we’ve learned by reading inclusive works to work by trying our hand at writing characters and narratives from cultures different from ours–sensitively, respectfully, and effectively.
Using exercises drawn from Yi Shun’s life as a diversity, equity, and inclusion educator, this course will allow participants to examine and understand their internal reading habits and perceptions. Attendees will leave with an understanding of what it means to write inclusively–and why it’s important.
Week 1: The Writer’s Guide to Reading Inclusively
Week 2: Writing “The Other”: How to do it; why it matters
Week 3: Research: Broadening your world
Week 4: Putting it all together
All texts to be provided in class
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Yi Shun Lai is the author of Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu and Pin Ups. She is a diversity, equity, and inclusion educator and teaches in the MFA program at Bay Path University. Her column "From the Front Lines" appears every month in The Writer magazine.
Accessibility Information
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 60 museums. Over the past fifteen years, they have built a sustainable career as a visual artist and have extensive experience working with museums, galleries, universities and nonprofit organizations, publishers, and press outlets. In addition to their own creative work, they are passionate about sharing the professional knowledge they’ve acquired throughout their career with other artists.
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